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Phylum

Class

Order

Common Names

Characteristics

Photos
Porifera

Sponge
 No true tissues, organs
H2O enters through pores during feeding
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Cnidaria
 Hydrozoa
Portuguese Man of War
 Colonies of polyps
Exhibits "polyp polymorphism"
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Anthozoa
Anemones and Coral
 Tentacles up (polyps)
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Scyphozoa
Jellyfish
 Stinging
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Annelida

Segmented worms
 Sedentary
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Mollusca
 Bivalvia
Clam, Oyster, Scallop, Mussel
 shelled
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Cephalopoda
Squid, Octopus
 Shell reduced /absent
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Arthropoda
 Crustacea
Shrimp, Crab, Lobsters
 Mandibles, Maxillae, Chelipeds
 external image lobster_diagram.jpg
Echinodermata

Sea Stars, Urchins, Brittles
 Spiny Skinned
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Chordata
 Cartilaginous
Fish, Reptiles
 Skeleton of cartilage, Oily liver for buoyancy
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Osteichthyes
Bony Fish
 Vertebrate
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Reptilia
Green Sea Turtles, Sea snakes, Saltwater Crocodiles
 Ectothermic, breathe air with lungs, have scales, Glands to maintain salt balance
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Aves
Penguins, Tubenoses, Pelicans, Gulls
 endothermic, have respiratory system
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Mammalia
 Cetacea
 Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises
 Paddle-shaped limbs for steering
 external image dolphin_v_porpoise.jpg


Carnivora
 Walrus, Sea Lion, Seals
 Leave the ocean to mate and raise their young
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Sirenia
 Manatees
 Bulky, lethargic; herbivore
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